For all of the folks that want Al Gore to run for President.

[formercia]

Go watch the introduction to Fahrenheit 911, then come back here and we can discuss it.

[democrat2thecore]

1. Refresh?

What's the point about the introduction to F-911? Some of us can't just walk over, grab the film, watch the introduction and come back to discuss. Can you refresh our memories and make your point?

[Va Lefty]

5. I think op means where no Senator signed onto the House resolution

about the disenfranchisement of African-American voters in Fla. What was Gore supposed to do? He wasn't a Senator, a U.S Senator was required to sign onto the House resolution. The Fla. Legislature, according to the Constitution, has the right to approve their state's electors. There was no way in hell Gore was going to get those electoral votes regardless of the Supreme Court decision. The fix was in

[formercia]

9. That might introduce a personal bias.

You should watch it yourself, sorry.

[Webster Green]

2. I watched it...what's your point..

Perhaps you are referring to the deal where Gore had no choice but to follow the law and certify the election?

No senator would stand with the protesting reps. Game over!

[rzemanfl]

3. As Gore said, there is no intermediate step between a Supreme

Court decision and revolution. He played by the rules.

[Matariki]

6. Yes, and the was eloquently put.

You'd think people would understand that and stop blaming him.

[kestrel91316]

7. THANK YOU.

[youthere]

4. Do you have a point?Or did you get your ass kicked doing community service today?

[Uncle Joe]

8. I actually viewed that scene as a moment of grace

on Al Gore's part. Someone willing to relinquish his own personal ambitions or lust for power because he believed in a higher principle, that the law was king. Do you believe for one moment Bush would or could be capable of such magnanimity? Bush cynically used the law to disenfranchise the American People's voice from being heard, Al Gore used the law to fight on behalf of the people, but when the law ruled against him and the people Al Gore didn't propose revolution, he respected their decision, even though he passionately disagreed with it.

Al Gore fought and still fights the good fight, and I believe Al Gore has the gut level faith in the American People to correct our selves when we make mistakes. That scene from Fahrenheit 911 only reinforced my feelings that he should be President.

[Strelnikov_]

12. Hear, Hear n/t

[HughBeaumont]

10. What's the discussion?

He, unlike SOME unelected presidents, followed the rule of the law. He should have been president THEN and he should be president NOW.

Don't blame him for Sandra Day O Connor and the rest of those robed schmucks on the "5" side for being consummate assholes. The Failure Fuhrer had all the right well-monied people and influence on his side. You simply cannot overcome a corporate-stacked media and a partisan SCOTUS (something I will ALWAYS question why it is: are judges SUPPOSED to be partisan? Doesn't that, like, contradict the whole purpose of the position?). The Fuhrer was not going to lose this "election". The Money Men were going to install their man come hell or high water.

Anyone who calls this :tinfoilhat: needs to wake the hell up and fast.

[jacksonian]

11. an exercise in futility

Moore makes it sound like only if a senator...

Truth is, a successful challenge would have thrown the election into the Repug-controlled House with the exact same outcome of Bush as Pres - now as the choice of people's elected reps insead of blaming the Supremes. The "lberal" press would have done "Sore-Loserman" stories over disenfranchisement stories at a ratio of 10-1. Nothing would have been accomplished, and Gore would have been branded the guy who tried to skirt the rule of law for his own power - making what he is doing now all the harder.

Frankly, I loved the 9/11 movie but thought the opening was one cheap shot. Moore nver explained the consequences of a successful challenge, in other words WHY the Dems acted as they did.

[Crunchy Frog]

13. There's alot of things he did 7 years ago that pissed me off.

That's pretty much why I voted for Nader. I've gotten past it now.